Each player must catch the object in his turn. The team which
passes its object so that it catches up with the opponent's wins. Any
player dropping object must regain it himself and pass it on fairly.
HUMAN TUG OF WAR
Players form in columns of files facing each other. Players stand close
together, arms placed about the waist of the player in front (grasping
the left wrist with the right hand is the strongest grip). Leading
player of each team grasps the opponent about neck or shoulders, team
breaking first or having one or more players pulled over the line after
thirty seconds is the leader.
VOLLEY BALL
Ten to thirty players may play at one time on playground or gymnasium.
Equipment consists of volley ball and tennis net.
For large teams this game is best played on a ground measuring fifty
feet in length and twenty-five in width. A tennis net or a net two feet
wide is stretched across the center of the ground from side to side,
extending one or two feet beyond the boundary on either side. The upper
edge should be from six feet and one-half to seven feet and one-half
above the ground. The players are evenly divided into two teams. They
scatter over their respective courts without special arrangement. A
captain is chosen for each side. An umpire is desirable.
Each team tries to keep the ball in lively play toward its opponents'
court, as each team scores only on its opponents' failures to return
the ball or keep it in the air.
The ball is put in play by being served by a selected member of either
team, who should stand at the rear of his court with one foot on the
rear boundary line behind the line. From this position the ball is
tossed upward lightly from one hand and batted with the open palm of
the other hand over the net and into the opponents' court. The server
has two trials. A served ball may be assisted on its course by any
other player on the server's side using one or both hands (open palm),
no player so assisting the ball on the serve may strike it more than
twice in succession, and the server under such circumstances may not
strike it more than once.
Should the ball then fail to land on the opponents' court, the server
loses his second serve. In serving, the ball must be batted at least
ten feet by the server before being touched by any other player on his
side. If a return ball hits a player on the server's side and bounces
into the opponents' court, it is considered no play. The players
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